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BYU Studies Quarterly

1996

Hymns

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“O My Father”: The Musical Settings, Michael Hicks Jan 1996

“O My Father”: The Musical Settings, Michael Hicks

BYU Studies Quarterly

Saints sang this hymn to musical settings ranging from a Stephen Foster tune to a melody played by a Nephite in a dream. But eventually they canonized a tune form the genre of "gospel hymns."


The Significance Of “O My Father” In The Personal Journey Of Eliza R. Snow, Jill Mulvay Derr Jan 1996

The Significance Of “O My Father” In The Personal Journey Of Eliza R. Snow, Jill Mulvay Derr

BYU Studies Quarterly

When Eliza articulated her attachment to the eternal household where she had resided and would yet dwell, she defined the polestar by which she would orient herself the rest of her life.


The “Hymn Of The Pearl”: An Ancient Counterpart To “O My Father”, James V. Garrison, John W. Welch Jan 1996

The “Hymn Of The Pearl”: An Ancient Counterpart To “O My Father”, James V. Garrison, John W. Welch

BYU Studies Quarterly

An early Christian hymn portraying a soul's journey from the heavenly court of regal parents through an earthly probation to a divine inheritance fascinates interpreters of many faiths.